Show The BIO Big Expense of Empty Cars CarsOne CarsOne One Ono of tho the difficult features of or tho the s which adversely affected operating results Is found In Inthe Inthe inthe the empty freight car movement which Increased nearly noarl miles when wh n the sudden falling off of In freight traffic came not only were our lines well covered with foreign cars which must be returned to their owners empty to avoid lold further per diem charges but bul being an nn Intermediate road was flooded 1 with empty cars be being beInS betag tag InS returned from western lines JInes to lo those in tho the cast east and vice Ice versa A Avast J Avast vast amount of transportation ex cx expenses approximately was Incurred In moving this equipment without revenue and our hire hiru of or equip equipment ment meat debit balance Increased the tho latter however partly partir on ac nc account account count of the Increased per diem rate Rock Island Railroad Annual Report |